Lazy Knitting Day

Thirteen
has officially
declared today...
International Lazy Knitting Day.

I am hoping to finish the second Cable Twist sock that I cast on yesterday. I got a good jump on it today and have about 15 straight rows until the toe decrease. I cast on a pair of Broadripple socks in Knitpicks Telemark, colorway Delphinium Heather. They are coming alot very fast and this is the first pair in a while that I have done on dpns.

The picture was taken just a few minutes ago, he fell asleep on my laptop and I haven't taken a good picture of him for quite a long while... Yes he does have a hairless budda belly. He takes after his cat mom and cat dad.....

FO-Saartje's Booties

I quick pair of Saartje's Bootes (pdf file) to squeeze in before I start February's socks. The pictures are terrible because it is night but I had to take a pix because they are soo cute. In all I used 20 grams of leftover sock yarn!
I need to add buttons, I have cute strawberry buttons but I may use them on a sweater.... decisions! decisions!

I knit them both on Sunday while watching football so in all I would guess it took me less then two hours total. I really like these and will make them again.

General Update

Mr Tealjeans is going strong. I have a big chunk of the cable rib done and I will be casting off the bottom within the next week. I kinda dread working on the sleeves for a few reasons. I don't like working on dpns or magic loop with a giant monstrosity of sweater constantly turning and twisting as I work on it. It also gets pretty monotonous even tho I will most likely add special decreases so the sleeve are a good fit. I have short arms and want to make sure the cables start in the right place. I am thinking about adding a lifeline at the sleeve joint just incase I knit up a sleeve and hate the fit.

Neapolitan socks are coming along nicely also. I have one down and I am to the heel turn on the second one. I will hope to hack away at these tomorrow while doing some football knitting. I think that is the best time of the year..lol - playoff football=great knitting. I am not sure if I'm keeping these socks, I like the colors which I have started to call "neo" socks but I'm not too savy on the acrylic feel on my feet, even if these are just house socks.

I want to start my Feb socks for the KAL after the "neo" socks but I don't know if that is a legal move. I am itching to start either broadripple socks or roundabout socks. I may do Jaywalkers in Opal Neon... so many choices and not enough knitting hours in the day!

I started a BSJ(Baby Surprise Jacket) with some Bernat Softee in some really brite colors that I have in my stash. I guess I don't know how to count because I am about 20 rows in and I have to frog the entire thing. My decreases are soooo wonky and cannot be fixed. Two hours down the knitting drain. poopsicles.

My mom was calling me incessantly the other day because she wanted to know how to wash her socks that I made for January's commitment. I told her that there are three ways you can do it. If you want them to last hand wash and dry flat. If you want them to be really clean then machine wash and lie flat. If you want them soft but possibly eaten by the dryer then machine wash and machine dry.
She said "I'll machine wash and dry those"...."if they get eaten you will make me new ones"...pfftt she is sooooo right.

Knitty - Monkey (one down)

Pattern:Monkey from Knitty.com
One down and one to go. I used knitpicks and wish I didnt because it doesnt show off the lace-ness of the pattern, it gets lost in the stripe pattern. I do like this pattern and wil make these again with the right kind/color of yarn.

calorimetry FO... need a do-over :(

Pattern: http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEwinter06/PATTcalorimetry.html ...Calorimetry
Yarn: Walmart brand acrylic leftovers
This came out wayyy too big, I used a smaller needle then the pattern calls for and it was still way too big. I will try less cast on stitches for the next one. I really like this pattern.